What ffmpeg arguments to use to convert ANY video format to mp4?

Question

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There was a need to convert the downloaded video file of any format to mp4 . Is there a universal set of command line arguments for ffmpeg to compress, optimize and convert any input video file to mp4?

Answer 1

My suggestion:

ffmpeg -i файл -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 -c:a copy результат.mp4

You can do the same in a bat file so that the name picks up:

@echo off
:START
if "%~1" == "" goto END
ffmpeg -i "%~1" -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 -c:a copy "%~1".mp4 -y
shift
goto START
:END
PAUSE

You just need to drag the desired video onto this bat-file. Easily corresponds to the answer Sergey Tikhonov
Here is another answer on the topic.
UP: Technically, ffmpeg doesn't do everything. For example, it will not digest r3d files. But I don't think you will run into them.

Answer 2

ffmpeg -i <anyfile> output.mp4- nowhere more versatile